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Reading List

Charlie lounging on a book, 2020. Used my reading list post.
Key

Favorites (*), Kindle (K), Nook (N), Libby (B), Library (L), Librevox (V), and Own (O).

Introduction

Purpose: This article, which is used as an Amazon Goodreads substitute, is continuously updated.

Ebook Dangers: I read books using Kindle and Libby thorough Pennsylvania’s and New York City’s public library systems. Although there are cost and accessibility benefits (i.e., font size changes) to using ebooks, there are many dangers to using ebooks. If you, like me, read ebooks, consider donating to your local public library or donating anonymously to authors.

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2025

Warning signs

Am I using the “greater good” as an excuse to do something wrong? (moral justification)

Does my language “sugar-coat” an ethically problematic act? (euphemistic labeling)

Am I using false or exaggerated comparisons to make my action seem less wrong? (advantageous comparison)

Am I minimizing the effects of my action to feel better about it? (distortion of consequences)

Am I denying the essential humanity of those whom my action effects? (dehumanization)

Am I blaming my actions on my superiors? (displacement of responsibility)

Am I spreading the blame for my action to others, or assuming that others would also do what I am doing? (diffusion of responsibility)

Am I blaming the victims of my actions for what I have done? (attribution of blame)

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2024

2023


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Big Sur

2022

2021

2020

2019

used on 2017 reading list

2017

  • The Stranger by Albert Camus
  • Things Fall Apart: A Novel (African Trilogy) by Chinua Achebe

Resources

  • Libby: Many public libraries host books and audiobooks on Libby. You can checkout and return books through the app. You can read books on Libby or through Kindle products.
  • Kindle Web
  • O’Reilly: RIT students have access to all books and audiobooks from RIT. Note that there is a mobile and tablet app too, so you can read on the go.

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Portrait of Olivia Gallucci in garden, used in LNP article.

Written by Olivia Gallucci

Olivia is senior security engineer, certified personal trainer, and freedom software advocate. She writes about offensive security, open source software, and professional development.

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